Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Johnny August – High Noon
Written by Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts collection of vintage records.
Label: Beacon –P3
Format: Vinyl, 10", 78 RPM
Released: c1952
Genre: Pop, Country
Style: Vocal
Tracklist:
A1 Jeri Shannon & Night Winds – You Belong To Me youtu.be/Us97-X30Hyk
A2 Jeri Shannon & Night Winds – I Went To Your Wedding youtu.be/boOrqfw76NM
B1 Johnny August – High Noon youtu.be/aX3a_vcthU4
B2 Shelly Gray – Walkin' To Missouri (Poor Little Robin) youtu.be/iMt_u9H99-g
"The Ballad of High Noon" (also known simply as "High Noon", or by its opening lyric and better known title, "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'") is a popular song published in 1952, with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Ned Washington. It is the theme song of the 1952 multiple Academy Award-winning movie High Noon (and titled onscreen as such in the film's opening credits as sung by popular country music singer and actor Tex Ritter), with its tune repeated throughout the film. It was awarded the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was performed that night for the Academy by Ritter. The song appears at number 25 on "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs". Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
Johnny August – High Noon
Written by Ned Washington and Dimitri Tiomkin
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts collection of vintage records.
Label: Beacon –P3
Format: Vinyl, 10", 78 RPM
Released: c1952
Genre: Pop, Country
Style: Vocal
Tracklist:
A1 Jeri Shannon & Night Winds – You Belong To Me youtu.be/Us97-X30Hyk
A2 Jeri Shannon & Night Winds – I Went To Your Wedding youtu.be/boOrqfw76NM
B1 Johnny August – High Noon youtu.be/aX3a_vcthU4
B2 Shelly Gray – Walkin' To Missouri (Poor Little Robin) youtu.be/iMt_u9H99-g
"The Ballad of High Noon" (also known simply as "High Noon", or by its opening lyric and better known title, "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'") is a popular song published in 1952, with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Ned Washington. It is the theme song of the 1952 multiple Academy Award-winning movie High Noon (and titled onscreen as such in the film's opening credits as sung by popular country music singer and actor Tex Ritter), with its tune repeated throughout the film. It was awarded the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was performed that night for the Academy by Ritter. The song appears at number 25 on "AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs". Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Note: The first 78 RPM record came into existence around 1894, and in 1912 the Gramophone Company established 78 rotations per minute as their recording standard. The production of shellac records continued throughout the 78 rpm era, with "non-breakable" 78 rpm vinyl records being introduced in the 1940s. The popularity of the 33 1/3 rpm "Long Play" record, initially released in 1948, caused the 78 rpm record to become obsolete before the end of the 1950s. As these 78 rpm recordings are quite old, they may contain derogatory language and/or negative stereotypes. It is important to evaluate such recordings within their historical context and consider them as a reflection of the attitudes prevalent at the time. These recordings form an integral part of the historical record and do not represent the views of this poster, channel, or Bowness Arts.
